Kendrick never dissed Crooked or the "New West" back in the day.... but he was clearly saying that he wasn't a supporter of that New West cliche that all of the westcoast rappers were jumping on board with... unlike a lot of those dudes who were begging for hand-outs at the time, Kendrick was being given the co-signs and features by the guys like Game, Snoop, Dre, etc.

Crooked on the other hand WAS a supporter of the New West, for obvious reasons.... I'm not sure there is any other emcee of his caliber whom has been disregarded, overlooked, and ignored as much by his peers as him to this point.

Crooked I came up with the NEW WEST and Kendrick said he "never believe it". That's not a HUGE diss but it is a jab or a shot in Crooks direction. Kendrick contradicted himself with those bars because he has shouted out the new west.

He even says he's "the future of the NEW WEST" in the second verse of this song below: